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Chesapeake Research Consortium Environmental Management Career Development Program Appointment in support of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership’s Foster Chesapeake Stewardship Goal Implementation Team  Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed requires committed, diverse, passionate individuals and the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seeks such an individual for a three-year appointment to provide support to the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership’s Foster Chesapeake Stewardship Goal Implementation Team.  Environmental Management Staffer Responsibilities The candidate selected for this position will be involved in a broad range of goal team activities associated with advancing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement goals listed above. This will include: organization and support of a variety of meetings; coordinating communication with goal team and work group membership; tracking team action items; coordinating and/or working on specific projects; and carrying ...

Job Announcement: Oyster Hatchery Position KCB Oyster Holdings is located in Lottsburg, Virginia and produces oyster larvae and seed from December through September. This is a seasonal, full-time job. This is a unique opportunity to commercially produce oysters and develop a research/breeding program to improve hatchery performance. Primary responsibilities: Brood stock management and maintenance Algae culture Spawning and larvae culture Cultchless seed setting Filtration maintenance Basic qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a science related field Good work ethic and self-motivated Ability to work variable hours, including weekends in rotation Ability to work independently and multi-task Communicate effectively with other employees Ability to perform record keeping and organize results Preferred qualifications: Prior hatchery knowledge Ability to adaptively manage Problem solving/troubleshooting Ability to conduct research experiments Interest in seawater chemistry and oyster breedin...

Students   Faculty and Staff   Parking   Sustainable Transportation DOTS' Parking Cash Out will open on Monday, August 5, offering $450 to the first 75 eligible employees who give up their parking permit and commit to a sustainable commute for the entire 2019-2020 academic year. New this year, the program will offer a $300 cash incentive to 25 eligible graduate students. SIGN-UP PERIOD Eligible employees and graduate students may sign up at  go.umd.edu/parking-cashout  or in person at the DOTS office in Regents Drive Garage between Monday, August 5, 2019  at 10:00 a.m. and Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY Must be a UMD employee or graduate student.  Must have an active annual faculty/staff or student commuter parking registration for the 2018-2019 academic year. Carpool permit holders and active vanpool subsidy recipients are not eligible. Not available to employees who work in off-campus offices and do not require a...

Full-Time International Food Policy Research Institute Internship Position description The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Media Engagement Intern to provide crucial support in communicating innovative research on development issues.  IFPRI is a non-profit, apolitical research organization providing evidence-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, and improve welfare across the developing world. The successful candidate will help the media team spotlight and disseminate our best and most salient work through our social media channels, our blog, and our relationships with external news media outlets so that insightful research can inform meaningful policy changes towards realizing our vision of a world free from hunger and poverty.  To achieve these goals, the intern will: draft dynamic content for our website and blog based on our most relevant research and events; generate ideas and content for social media ...

Earth Day Network 2019 Autumn Internship Washington DC Earth Day Network’s mission is to broaden and diversify the worldwide environmental movement and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle to build a healthy and sustainable environment, address climate change, and protect the Earth for future generations. Earth Day Network (EDN) is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 50,000 partners in 196 countries to build environmental democracy. We work through a combination of education, public policy, and consumer campaigns to accomplish our goals. EDN is looking for qualified candidates with a strong interest and knowledge in current environmental issues and to play a vital role in the follow through of Earth Day’s 2019 Protect Our Species Campaign, the planning and implementation of Earth Day 2020 (Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary!!), and all year-round programming. Interns will work closely with EDN’s staff to gain experience by attending...

Clean Energy Analyst (Entry-Level) Arlington VA Green Powered Technology, LLC is an energy and engineering consulting firm based in Arlington, Virginia. We were established in 2010 with a vision of employing innovative solutions to sustainably manage the Earth’s resources and to meet society's needs. GPTech offers technical, financing, and private sector engagement expertise, furthering U.S. private sector expansion into emerging markets. We provide comprehensive client services from project inception to completion, by delivering solutions that improve operations and compliance, build institutional capacity, reduce risk, save money, enhance security and help our clients make more informed decisions about their energy and infrastructure investments. We work across three practices areas, energy, infrastructure and development, to support clients, such as, Customs Border Protection, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the U.S. Agency for In...